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Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.Fri, 26 Oct 2018 08:41:11 -0700en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.4Vote yes on I-1631: Forget ‘Big Oil’ scare tacticshttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/vote-yes-on-i-1631-forget-big-oil-scare-tactics/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/vote-yes-on-i-1631-forget-big-oil-scare-tactics/#respondThu, 25 Oct 2018 14:37:02 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11079817As you sit down to vote, who will you listen to? Will it be Big Oil and climate naysayers? Or those who are ready to get started building a new green economy that will protect this special state and its people?]]>Stop the legal blame game, and fix Seattle’s deadly Aurora Bridgehttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/stop-the-legal-blame-game-and-fix-seattles-deadly-aurora-bridge/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/stop-the-legal-blame-game-and-fix-seattles-deadly-aurora-bridge/#respondThu, 14 Jun 2018 11:27:34 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/news/stop-the-legal-blame-game-and-fix-seattles-deadly-aurora-bridge/Seattle and Washington state are fighting each other in court in an attempt to limit their respective liability for their years of dithering over who should fix the safety of the Aurora Bridge.]]>Rev. Jesse Jackson to Amazon: You have the power to lift up our youth, diversify boardroomhttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/rev-jesse-jackson-to-amazon-you-have-the-power-to-lift-up-our-youth-diversify-boardroom/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/rev-jesse-jackson-to-amazon-you-have-the-power-to-lift-up-our-youth-diversify-boardroom/#respondMon, 04 Jun 2018 14:28:39 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/news/rev-jesse-jackson-to-amazon-you-have-the-power-to-lift-up-our-youth-diversify-boardroom/Jackson calls on CEO Jeff Bezos to create a board of directors and a workforce that looks more like America.]]>Don’t privatize Seattle’s favorite community centerhttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/dont-privatize-seattles-favorite-community-center/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/dont-privatize-seattles-favorite-community-center/#respondMon, 27 Mar 2017 14:43:43 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/dont-privatize-seattles-favorite-community-center/Seattle parks officials say the city should consider partnering with a private nonprofit organization to pay for and manage the Green Lake Community Center. Neighbors think otherwise.]]>Headline contest: What do you think will happen in 2017?https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/headline-contest-what-do-you-think-will-happen-in-2017/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/headline-contest-what-do-you-think-will-happen-in-2017/#respondMon, 28 Nov 2016 12:30:04 -0800http://www.seattletimes.com/?p=10218677THE new year is a little over a month away. Much happened in 2016 that is worth reflection as we look forward and think about what could happen next year. What do you hope to see happen in 2017? Will the state fully fund basic education? Which campaign promises will President-elect Donald Trump keep or […]]]>West Coast voters proved it’s not all doom and gloomhttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/west-coast-voters-proved-its-not-all-doom-and-gloom/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/west-coast-voters-proved-its-not-all-doom-and-gloom/#respondThu, 10 Nov 2016 16:31:14 -0800http://www.seattletimes.com/news/west-coast-voters-proved-its-not-all-doom-and-gloom/If you pro-Hillary voters can step back from the ledge, know this: There were some truly progressive ballot measures that did pass, not only in Washington but Oregon and California, as well.]]>Steeled courage from state lawmakers needed for steelhead habitathttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/steeled-courage-from-state-lawmakers-needed-for-steelhead-habitat/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/steeled-courage-from-state-lawmakers-needed-for-steelhead-habitat/#respondWed, 10 Jun 2015 17:01:00 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/2015/06/steeled-courage-from-state-lawmakers-needed-for-steelhead-habitat/A last legislative push is needed to save Nisqually River’s storied steelhead run.]]>How to work with nature instead of against it to tame flooding rivershttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/how-to-work-with-nature-instead-of-against-it-to-tame-flooding-rivers/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/how-to-work-with-nature-instead-of-against-it-to-tame-flooding-rivers/#respondWed, 27 May 2015 17:01:00 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/2015/05/how-to-work-with-nature-instead-of-against-it-to-tame-flooding-rivers/Tearing out old levees and allowing room for our rivers to flood — safely — can save lives, property and restore crucial salmon habitat.]]>State should partner with tribes on legalized marijuanahttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/state-should-partner-with-tribes-on-legalized-marijuana/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/state-should-partner-with-tribes-on-legalized-marijuana/#respondTue, 03 Mar 2015 17:01:00 -0800http://www.seattletimes.com/2015/03/state-should-partner-with-tribes-on-legalized-marijuana/Some tribes see potential of legal pot now that the feds have given them a green light to enter the market.]]>Mars Hill: The rise and fall of a Seattle church and its charismatic leaderhttps://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/special-reports/mars-hill-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-seattle-church-and-its-charismatic-leader/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/special-reports/mars-hill-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-seattle-church-and-its-charismatic-leader/#respondSat, 13 Sep 2014 15:53:00 -0700After 18 years of explosive growth, officials at Mars Hill Church in Seattle said that financial pressures are forcing staff cuts and elimination of some branches. The announcement follows Pastor Mark Driscoll's decision to step away from the pulpit for six weeks.]]>Seattle Public Schools names interim superintendenthttps://www.seattletimes.com/news/seattle-public-schools-names-interim-superintendent/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/news/seattle-public-schools-names-interim-superintendent/#respondFri, 18 Jul 2014 17:11:47 -0700http://df.seattletimes.com/news/seattle-public-schools-names-interim-superintendent/The Seattle School Board this afternoon unanimously appointed longtime local educator Larry Nyland as interim superintendent. Nyland, 66, had previously spent nine years as superintendent of the Marysville School District. In 2007, he was named Superintendent of the Year by the Washington School Administrators Association. He left Marysville in 2013 and spent the past year as […]]]>Readers share photos of springhttps://www.seattletimes.com/news/readers-share-photos-of-spring/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/news/readers-share-photos-of-spring/#respondTue, 25 Mar 2014 15:03:44 -0700http://df.seattletimes.com/news/readers-share-photos-of-spring/On March 20, the day spring officially arrived, NOAA published its April-to-June forecast. For Western Washington, it’s looking pretty good, people. Think warmer and drier weather. Here’s what NOAA said: “For precipitation, odds favor drier-than-normal conditions for the Alaska panhandle, western Washington and Oregon. …” And temps will be “warmer-than-normal” for western Washington. Sure, we’ll […]]]>Area before Oso landslide hithttps://www.seattletimes.com/news/area-before-oso-landslide-hit/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/news/area-before-oso-landslide-hit/#respondSun, 23 Mar 2014 12:27:50 -0700http://df.seattletimes.com/news/area-before-oso-landslide-hit/[do action=”custom_iframe” url=”https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m14!1m12!1m3!1d4817.01329563402!2d-121.84475178011013!3d48.27989084960848!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1395604021176″ width=”600″ height=”500″ scrolling=””/] This is a Google Earth view of the area along SR 530 before the mudslide came down late Saturday morning. The view is looking north. The slide moved from the forested area north of the Stillaquamish River, crossed the river and into the developed area all the way to […]]]>49er coach Jim Harbaugh’s wife says the khakis have to gohttps://www.seattletimes.com/news/49er-coach-jim-harbaughs-wife-says-the-khakis-have-to-go/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/news/49er-coach-jim-harbaughs-wife-says-the-khakis-have-to-go/#respondWed, 15 Jan 2014 09:06:56 -0800http://df.seattletimes.com/news/49er-coach-jim-harbaughs-wife-says-the-khakis-have-to-go/You can forgive a lot of things about Jim Harbaugh, coach of the San Francisco 49ers, but even his wife gets critical when it comes to his long-standing love affair of pleated khakis. Turns out even his wife thinks the pleats have to go. Sarah Harbaugh reportedly called Bay Area radio station 99.7 Now and […]]]>Playoff fever has 520 and Bay Area bridges trading tweetshttps://www.seattletimes.com/news/playoff-fever-has-520-and-bay-area-bridges-trading-tweets/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/news/playoff-fever-has-520-and-bay-area-bridges-trading-tweets/#respondTue, 14 Jan 2014 09:38:15 -0800http://df.seattletimes.com/news/playoff-fever-has-520-and-bay-area-bridges-trading-tweets/Could it be all the smack talk between Seattle and San Francisco football fans has spread to our bridges? If you believe in the Twittersphere, then yes. The Bay Bridge tweeted that it’s happy the Seahawks vaunted fans will be on hand to console the team when it loses on Sunday. Ouch! The 520 suggested […]]]>After shooting, Metro bus drivers could use a shout-outhttps://www.seattletimes.com/news/after-shooting-metro-bus-drivers-could-use-a-shout-out/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/news/after-shooting-metro-bus-drivers-could-use-a-shout-out/#respondMon, 12 Aug 2013 19:40:03 -0700http://df.seattletimes.com/news/after-shooting-metro-bus-drivers-could-use-a-shout-out/For the past 14 years, Deloy Dupuis has spent his workday behind the wheel of a Metro bus. On Monday morning, as the commute was winding down, the 64-year-old driver was shot doing his job. He survived, miraculously, despite wounds to his face and arm. He was released from Harborview Medical Center on Monday afternoon. Over […]]]>Saturday Memo: Thunder and more showers…ride to end cancer…Ken Griffey Jr.https://www.seattletimes.com/news/saturday-memo-thunder-and-more-showers-ride-to-end-cancer-ken-griffey-jr/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/news/saturday-memo-thunder-and-more-showers-ride-to-end-cancer-ken-griffey-jr/#respondSat, 10 Aug 2013 09:27:20 -0700http://df.seattletimes.com/news/saturday-memo-thunder-and-more-showers-ride-to-end-cancer-ken-griffey-jr/That was loud. Unstable air mass triggered a lightning and thunder show over many parts of Puget Sound last night. And there’s a chance today for more flash showers, especially near the Cascade foothills. A whole lot of bikers with a cause. The weekend-long ride Obliteride continues today through Sunday. Hundreds of bicyclists will be riding 25, […]]]>Stranger editor says officers threatened arrest for police-stop photoshttps://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/stranger-editor-says-officers-threatened-arrest-for-police-stop-photos/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/stranger-editor-says-officers-threatened-arrest-for-police-stop-photos/#respondThu, 01 Aug 2013 14:48:52 -0700http://df.seattletimes.com/news/stranger-editor-says-officers-threatened-arrest-for-police-stop-photos/Over at The Stranger’s blog, News Editor Dominic Holden writes about an unfortunate encounter Tuesday night with King County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Patrick Saulet and SPD Officer John Marion. Holden writes that he was riding his bike past Fourth Avenue South and South Jackson Street about 7:25 p.m. when he stopped to snap a picture, […]]]>Saturday Memo: STP … Big road closures … milk-carton madness … royal baby watchhttps://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/saturday-memo-stp-big-road-closures-milk-carton-madness-royal-baby-watch/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/saturday-memo-stp-big-road-closures-milk-carton-madness-royal-baby-watch/#respondSat, 13 Jul 2013 09:31:03 -0700http://df.seattletimes.com/news/saturday-memo-stp-big-road-closures-milk-carton-madness-royal-baby-watch/Ten thousand bicyclists: The grand parade of neon and spandex is under way as thousands of bicyclists departed Husky Stadium this morning for the Rose City. It’s an annual classic where the greyhound riders will finish the 200-mile ride in a single day. The big pack will finish Sunday, exhausted but happy to be in […]]]>Chat rewind: Experts talk about marijuana legalizationhttps://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/chat-rewind-experts-talk-about-marijuana-legalization/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_mark-higgins
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/chat-rewind-experts-talk-about-marijuana-legalization/#respondFri, 24 May 2013 08:49:33 -0700http://df.seattletimes.com/news/chat-rewind-experts-talk-about-marijuana-legalization/Times reporter Bob Young and a trio of marijuana experts held a live chat on Friday. State Liquor Control Board Deputy Director Rick Garza, ACLU of Washington drug-policy director Alison Holcomb, and dispensary owner John Davis all answered questions on marijuana legalization. Read their comments below. [do action=”scribblelive” chatid=”110649″ width=”630″ height=”500″/] ]]>